Written By: JR Pollnow – Education Outreach Coordinator On January 26th, 2013, we are proud to announce that for the 3rd year in a row, we will be hosting “Reaching for the Stars: A Special Day for Exceptional People”. For $5, this full day event at the Museums is for participants that may have a developmental or physical disability, as well as their families and caretakers. It is a day filled with sights, sounds, and activities where everyone can feel…

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Ahoy Land Lubbers! Evergreen educators Katie Lee, Scott McGuyer, Jenna Halsey and Discovery Ambassador, Jorge, visited Oregon State University’s newest research vessel, Oceanus, for a Marine Technology Society (MTS) meeting.  MTS members led tours aboard the Oceanus and explained current research projects, the mechanics of oceanography equipment, and basic functions of the new vessel. They learned about sea conductivity, temperature, density, and even a little about pirates! Arg! Evergreen educators are excited to support the MTS and to continue to…

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Written By: Jenna Halsey – Wings & Waves Waterpark Education Coordinator This Saturday, November 17th, the Yamhill Greater Watershed Council will be hosting a lecture by Tom Murtagh from the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife called “Survival Against the Odds.” Topics such as the life-stages of fish, what fish live in the Yamhill Watershed area, which fish are endangered, and which fish make the journey upstream to return to their home to lay eggs. Fish are an important part…

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Written By: Ben Lachman – PR and Marketing Assistant On the second day they allowed us to explore LA for a bit.   One of the attendees, an OSU student who had visited our Museum, invited me to visit SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) that is an American space transport company that was started by Elon Musk of Paypal and Tesla Motors. A little background on Space X: They developed the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles, both of which…

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Written By: Ben Lachman – PR and Marketing Assistant After the briefing was over, we were taken on highly anticipated tour of JPL, nerd Mecca. The first stop on the tour was to take a look at a life-sized rover replica. Curiosity is about the size of a Mini Cooper, but until you see the replica in front of you, you cannot grasp the actual scale and the numerous items used to collect data. We were lucky to have Randii…

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